Napoleon Campaign North East France 1814
from an original 19th century engraving after Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891). Napoleon in retreat from the battle of laon to Soissons during the campagne de France agisnt the 6th coalition. From Wiki: The 1814 campaign in north-east France was Napoleon's final campaign of the War of the Sixth Coalition. Following their victory at Leipzig (1813), Russian, Austrian and other German armies of the Sixth Coalition entered France. Despite the disproportion of the forces in favour of the Coalition, Napoleon managed to inflict many defeats, especially during the Six Days Campaign. However, the Coalition kept heading towards Paris, which capitulated in March 1814. As a result, Napoleon was deposed and exiled to Elba and the victorious powers started to redraw the map of Europe during the First Treaty of Paris and during the early stages of the Congress of Vienna.
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